Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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